Misiorowski Leads All of MLB With 204 Strikeouts, While Cleveland Guardians Right-hander Gavin Williams Ranks Second With 185 in 24 Starts

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski became the second-fastest pitcher in MLB history to reach 200 strikeouts in a single season, recording his 200th strikeout of the year in 129 1/3 innings. The 24-year-old right-hander struck out Minnesota Twins right fielder Alan Roden with a four-seam fastball to reach the mark during his 22nd start of the season, finishing with nine strikeouts against the Twins. Misiorowski leads all of MLB with 204 strikeouts, while Cleveland Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams ranks second with 185 in 24 starts.

According to Elias Sports Bureau, Atlanta Braves right-hander Spencer Strider is the only other pitcher in MLB history to reach 200 strikeouts faster, having done so in 123 1/3 innings in 2023. Strider also reached the mark in 130 innings in 2022, the third-fastest in MLB history. In just his second MLB season, Misiorowski is the favorite to win the National League Cy Young Award. The two-time NL All-Star led MLB's latest Cy Young Award polls with 161 total vote points and 30 of 33 first-place votes, ahead of Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Cristopher Sánchez (113 points, one first-place vote).

This season, Misiorowski has posted a career-best 1.76 ERA in 133 innings and threw his first career complete game, a one-hit shutout against the Phillies in June. He is now second-fastest all-time to reach the single-season mark.